Doctor insights on:
Are There Any Home Remedies To Help Me Taste Food While My Nose Is Stuffed Up

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Depends:
On the reason for a stuffy nose.. But the best home remedy is salt water nose drops. Just rinsing the nose with saline helps decrease stuffiness and reduces swelling of the mucous membranes. It is safest to get over the counter nose drops like little noses or ayr or ocean nose drops.
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Saline spray:
You can decongest your nose with a spray of saline (or a netti pot) but, if you make the solution, be very careful to only use sterilized (boiled) water and using tap water can cause a severe infection.
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Nasal congestion:
You should see your doctor about this. A prescription nasal steroid may be needed. If you have been using an over the counter decongestant nasal spray for a prolonged period of time, it may be part of the problem. Stop using it and use a saline nasal spray to help until you see a doctor.
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Continue the food:
It is not likely to be the food you introduced. It is however possible that he may be reacting to an environmental allergen or a prolonged cold. Also a sinus infection. As you have tried the oral antihistamine- it is possible it is one of the other two. If it has been more than 2 weeks see the pediatrician.
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Decreased taste:
Part of our sense of taste is due to our sense of smell. When nasal congestion inhibits smell, our sense of taste is diminished as well. Using saline nasal spray to loosen & remove mucous congestion should help taste return to normal. If more is needed, otc decongestant can shrink congested passages to allow mucus to come out. If you have BP problems, ask doc b4 using decongestant.
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